Journal

Coyote Symbolism: You Laughed a Little, and Then You Weren't Sure You Were Supposed To

Artie Wu — Fifteen years guiding inner work, 100,000+ people The Short Answer You saw it, and something in you went sideways in a way that wasn't quite fear and...
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Cicada Symbolism: Seventeen Years Underground, and Then Everything at Once

Artie Wu — Fifteen years guiding inner work, 100,000+ people The Short Answer You heard it before you saw it — that loud, sawing sound coming from everywhere and nowhere...
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Chipmunk Symbolism: Quick, Bright, and Gone Before You Could Say What You Wanted From It

Artie Wu — Fifteen years guiding inner work, 100,000+ people The Short Answer You saw it for maybe three seconds — that dart of stripe and speed across the path...
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Chickadee Symbolism: It Stayed Close, and You Weren't Sure You Deserved That

Artie Wu — Fifteen years guiding inner work, 100,000+ people The Short Answer Something lands within arm's reach, looks right at you, and does not flinch. You did not call...
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Centipede Symbolism: You Recoiled, and Then You Looked Back

Artie Wu — Fifteen years guiding inner work, 100,000+ people The Short Answer You saw it and your skin answered before your mind did. That flinch, that involuntary pulling-away —...
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Caterpillar Symbolism: You Know Something Is Happening Inside You, and You Can't See It Yet

Artie Wu — Fifteen years guiding inner work, 100,000+ people The Short Answer You found it on a leaf, or a sidewalk, or the back of your hand, and something...
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Cardinal Symbolism: It Landed Right Where You Could See It, and You Didn't Move

Artie Wu — Fifteen years guiding inner work, 100,000+ people The Short Answer You saw it and something in you went quiet — not peaceful quiet, but the kind where...
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Buzzard Symbolism: It Circled Over Something You Haven't Buried Yet

Artie Wu — Fifteen years guiding inner work, 100,000+ people The Short Answer You looked up, and it was there — riding the air in wide, lazy loops, in no...
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